Sam turned to me with an emotionless face, "Can you come with me?" he asked.

I looked away from Autumn and at his face, "What's wrong?" I asked.

"I never said anything was wrong." he claimed. But his expression said something else.

I nodded once and followed him out of Emily's house. We stood in the front yard only a couple of feet away.

He leaned in, "We need to test they're abilities." he said to me in a low voice.

I looked in his eyes, "And?"

"And, we need to do it soon. I have to find out they're strength and how well they can manage. Soon we will need Billy to tell them about our history." Sam said.

"OUR history." I corrected.

Sam sighed, "Yeah. But soon." he said looking off in the forest.

I looked there also, "You don't have to do this." I said.

He looked back at me, "We do it with everyone, I did it with you, Paul, Embry, all of them. I had to do the same thing too. Now it's they're turn."

I sighed really deep, "Wont they get hurt?"

Sam exhaled loudly, "That what we are testing them for. But what worries me the most is if they can stop. I heard some things about Autumn." he said.

My head snapped back to look at him in the eyes once it drifted to the house, "Things like what?"

Sam dug his hands in his pockets, "Autumn is known for her power. She can take down anyone in her path like that," he snapped his fingers.

My eyes drifted, "Like you?"

Sam made a face, "I don't know. But she is certainly going to be the best on our group."

"And her brother?" I asked trying to erase the image put in my head.

"Just as good, but has some flaws. His temptation is more than his control. He wants the fight, and lives for the fight. He might even make the fight for all I know." Sam said letting a hand slide out of his pocket.

I looked at my shoes, "They're dangerous?"

Sam looked at me, "Not humanly. They just have more predator in them than we do."

"But aren't we all equal?" I said looking up from my shoes.

Sam sighed, "There are some that train more. We cant all be on the same level of strength. How would that fight turn out?" he said smiling.

I smiled back, "I see."

We stood they're for a moment. I worried at who he would choose for Autumn to go against.

Although she is more talented than I, or so I've heard, she still looks fragile. I couldn't bare to see her get hurt.

And I don't know why.

"When?" I asked.

Sam looked at the sky, "After we are threw eating breakfast."

I gulped, "So soon?" I had another image in my head. I shook my head swiftly to erase it again.

"Have you never heard the sooner the better?" Sam said smiling again.

I laughed shaking, "I guess so."

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After Breakfast

"This is sick." Austin said walking into the forest.

Autumn smiled, "You wimp. You never were the one to fight." she said.

Austin's jaw dropped, "Your absurd! I LIVE for fights and violence!"

Autumn laughed, "And I'm the King of Ireland."

I looked at Sam. He caught my face and rolled his eyes.

We reached a blocked off path that was perfect for our little practice. I looked up at the trees from root to leaf, as did Autumn.

"I've noticed you disagree that this is a great task." Sam said to Austin.

"Yes I do. Why should my sister have to fight one of you to prove that she is worth being in the cult?" he answered.

"Because we all do it. You have a problem with it, you should have never came!" Paul said.

Autumn snapped her head away from the tree and at him, "Don't you DARE speak to my brother that way!" she snapped.

Paul raised his hands, "Oh! I'm so sorry that I made your brother tremble in his little boots. But it's not me that has the problem around here."

Embry choked laughed.

Her eyes turned wild with anger, "Don't you disrespect my family. You should be at least a little considerate that we even came here!" she spat.

"And why is that so? I mean, our cult is doing just fine. Even if you weren't here we could make it through the day." Paul said crossing his arms.

"You don't know what its like to fight for your life each day. All you know what to do is to guard humans from stupid blood drinkers! When we do that WHILE trying to keep our family alive!" she said.

"Oh! All hail Autumn and Austin for protecting her butt!" Paul said bowing.

Autumn was shaking, "We can take better care of your cult then you EVER could!" she screamed.

He shook too, "I highly doubt that. After all," he got a few inches from her face, "You are just a girl."

And then she blew into werewolf form while pouncing on him.

I took a step forward but Sam's hand on my chest blocked me from going any further.

Paul blew into werewolf form also.

Autumn was surprisingly a pure white werewolf. I raised an eyebrow, she had black hair right?

Paul and Autumn circled each other for several minutes, snapping they're teeth at each other.

Autumn sat down for a moment, when Paul pounced. He tried to pounce on her when she moved out of the way and scratched his neck. He whimpered and rubbed his head on the grass.

She charged at him and pinned him to a tree. He let out a whelp and tried to hit her. She extended her claws into his shoulder and he howled in pain.

She added more force on him till she nearly killed him. Paul swung a knocked her down, but she rolled back up and raced after him.

Paul pounced weaker than before and she jumped in the air. They had a collision in the air but she brought him down to the ground and yet again pinned him. She stood over him showing her teeth and growling.

Not a spot was on her.

"Enough" Sam ordered.

Autumn stayed were she was and wouldn't make an urge to leave.

"Autumn!" Austin said.

She let out one more growl and backed off. Paul stumbled back up but she took another swing and clawed his chest. Paul whimpered.

"AUTUMN!" Austin said.

She looked at her brother panting. Then she looked at everyone else, they're eyes were scared.

She snickered mentally and went back in the forest with Leah following.

Paul limped back and then dissolved back into a human in front of everyone.

Jared stepped out of the circle and brought him his clothes.

"Here." he said.

Paul yelped from pain. He touched his shoulder which had four holes from Autumns claw's. It bleed tremendously.

His torso had four stripes running from his chest to his hip from where she swung at him. He had bruises and was severely injured.

Paul slid on everything crying from the pain.

Autumn came out of the forest with not a scratch on her body. She looked at Paul for a second, then her brother.

She joined him at his side and watched Paul gently put on a shirt.

"AAGGHH!" he said when it touched his shoulder.

"Just stay shirtless for now." Sam ordered.

Paul wiped a tear and tore she shirt off.

Autumn smiled with victory. She looked up at her brother who frowned at her.

Her smile faded, "What?"

"You just had to take it easy on him." he said.

She smiled again and turned her head towards the cult.

Jared watched Paul carefully limp to a tree and slump down. Paul put his head in his hands and jumped from the pain that stung.

"I see what you mean." I said to Sam.

He nodded, "And that's just her."

I looked at him, "You're not going to make someone else turn out like Paul now are you?"

Sam looked at me, "I have to."

I gulped and looked at the cult. They all looked at Autumn with scared eyes. They could be the next victims.

Austin cleared his throat, "Sorry, she just looses it at times when we come to that subject." he said putting a arm around her shoulder.

He looked at Leah, "She didn't want to hurt you all severely, so she took it easy on you guys. So I guess Paul, you can thank her later." he spat at Paul.

Paul grunted and shook some more from the pain.

"Your very kind." Leah said.

He looked at her and his eyes grew warm, "Thank you."

"Your welcome." she whispered.

He kept on staring at her for a long moment.

I watched Autumn to make sure she wasn't hiding any injuries that I couldn't see. She seemed calm now.

"I must say, you do pack a lot of power." Sam said smiling, being cautious.

"It came from my mothers side." Autumn said with a huge smile.

Wow, glad I couldn't meet her parents. One move, and I'll be lamb chop.

"That's nice." Sam said probably thinking something along the lines as I.

"Yes it is. Do I have to show you my fathers side?" Austin asked.

Everyone's eyes widened, then turned to Sam, pleading.

Sam looked around, "Only if you want to."

Everyone groaned.

Autumn put a hand on his chest once he took a step forward, "That's enough for today Austin. I think I've done enough damage." she said looking at Paul.

Paul quivered and then laid down on the grass softly.

Austin sighed, "Why not?"

She looked at him, "I tried not to kill Paul, you cant control that." she said.

"I can control it." he said.

She shook her head, "Not today. Not now."

They stared at each other for a moment, then he looked at Leah.

He then sighed, "No today." he agreed.

She smiled and turned to everyone else, "Terribly sorry, again Paul." she said.

He grunted.

She swiftly looked at me and smiled, "I'm sorry, I didn't get your name?"

I raised an eyebrow, "Jacob, Jacob Black."

"That's a beautiful name. Sorry, I just happen to forget people names." she said all bubbly.

Perfect, out of everyone else, she forgets MY name.

"Autumn is a unique name, so mesmerizing." I said with a smile.

She blushed, "Your too kind Jacob."

Sam clapped his hands together, "Shall we go?" he said looking between us two.

I stared at her for the longest moment, and it was as if her eyes were connected to mine.

She walked next to me as everyone walked back to Emily's.

"You like it here?" she asked.

"I've been here my whole life." I said dazed.

Her jaw dropped, "You've been a werewolf all of your life?"

I shook my head, "No, no! I mean I've lived here in La Push all my life." I corrected.

She smiled, "That's nice. I've been here for no more than a day and I feel right at home. Were do you live?" she asked.

For a second I forgot were I lived then, "Near the beach in a small house. I live with my father. He's a very nice guy, maybe you can meet him some day." I said hopefully.

She nodded, "I'll look into it."

I smiled back, "I can fix you my famous macaroni and cheese."

Her eyebrows shot up, "You cook?"

"Oh sure, Easy Mac is my specialty." I smiled.

She laughed and playfully hit my arm.

I laughed too, and for once, it felt right. Like it was meant to be there.

Embry then came up behind us, "Autumn! What's up? Dude, nice swing on Paul, totally fierce." he said.

I raised an eyebrow.

Her smile grew wider and wider, "Embry! Yeah I know, I've been working out a little." she said to him. She then flexed her arms.

He laughed, "You need to work out more to catch up." he said and flexed his muscle.

I cut in, "Did you guys get tickets?" I asked.

They both looked confused, "To what?" Autumn asked.

I flexed my muscles, "To the gun show."

They both laughed along with me.

I then looked up and saw Austin hold hands with Leah.